Blow Dry Bar Coming to Newark for Stop-and-Go Styling

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Stop-and-go blowout bars have rocked the salon industry over the past few years. Now, Delaware is getting into the game as Gloss Salon opens the Gloss Beauty and Bar in partnership with Clothes in the Past Lane in late October. Taking over the former Newark Newsstand location at 70 E. Main St., the two neighborhood fixtures will offer blowouts, updos, makeup, nail art and a vintage frock to complete your date night. All blowouts will start at $25, including the “free” (a loose curls style), a straight look and the “big tease” with lots of volume. If the stylist uses a flat iron or curling iron, the price bumps up from there. Updos for prom or weddings are $75. Makeup services range from $25 for a simple daytime look to $65 for a special event. Nail designs will run $5 a nail with discounts for multiple nails.

The 1,200-square-foot location is Delaware’s first blow dry bar, according to Gloss owner Bethany Keith, who operates two full-service salon locations in Newark and Wilmington. Keith decided to open the blowout bar with her partner, Jessica Till, to respond to pent-up demand from University of Delaware co-eds attending formal and informal events. One of the largest blowout chains, Drybar, operates nearly 30 locations nationwide, including one in Bethesda, Md.

The new Gloss location will be staffed with at least three stylists, and also sell T-shirts with cute hair sayings, styling products and Gloss makeup, Keith said. It will offer a discount membership program. No appointments are necessary.

Meanwhile, Clothes in the Past Lane, which carries retro clothing and jewelry, will close up shop at 56 E. Main St. by October and sell more formal attire at the new Shoppes at the Newsstand location. Stay tuned for the grand opening celebration.